Best Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54 Ratings of the Season

Freshman Comedy “Life in Pieces” Jumps +17% in Adults 18-49,
Its Best Adult Rating Since Its Series Premiere, and Gains +11% in Viewers

“Scorpion” Posts Growth in Key Demographics

“The Big Bang Theory” Tops Monday in Viewers and Key Demos

            LIFE IN PIECES, NCIS: LOS ANGELES and SCORPION all posted strong ratings and growth in key demographics, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day for Monday,  Oct. 19.

            At 8:00 PM, THE BIG BANG THEORY remained Monday’s most-watched and highest-rated program, averaging 14.30 million viewers, 3.7/12 in adults 18-49 and 5.0/14 in adults 25-54.

At 8:30 PM, freshman comedy LIFE IN PIECES averaged 8.69 million viewers, 2.1/06 in adults 18-49 and 2.9/07 in adults 18-49, up +11% in viewers (from 7.84m), +17% in adults 18-49  (from 1.8/05) and +12% in adults 25-54 (from 2.6/06) from last week.  LIFE IN PIECES posted its best adults 18-49 rating since its series premiere.

            At 9:00 PM, SCORPION averaged 9.34 million viewers, 1.8/05 in adults 18-49 (up +6% from 1.7/05 last week) and 2.6/06 in adults 25-54 (up +4% from 2.5/06 last week). 

            At 10:00 PM, NCIS: LOS ANGELES delivered its season-best deliveries in viewers (8.74m), adults 18-49 (1.3/04) and adults 25-54 (2.0/05).  Compared to last week, NCIS: LOS ANGELES was up +18% in both adults 25-54 (from 1.7/05) and adults 18-49 (from 1.1/03) and +11% in viewers (from 7.84m). 

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